Shaker-style pantry box
Round bentwood box made by hand
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The Shaker-style pantry box is a round bentwood box made by hand. Such boxes are "associated with Shaker folklife because they express the utility and uniformity valued in Shaker culture."[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
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Shaker boxes were traditionally finished with milk paint made from milk casein, tinted with earth pigments. Milk paint is incredibly durable, lasting hundreds of years when used indoors.[6]
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Shakers cease actual production
The concept continues to be meticulously honored by modern woodworkers, who are aware of the difficult process involved.[7][8][9]
See also
- Steam bending
- Joseph Wolfinger, maker of round wooden cheese boxes.
- Bentwood boxes.
References
- ^ Bronner, Simon J (2015). Encyclopedia of American Folklife. Routledge. pp. 1115–1116. ISBN 978-1317471950.
- ^ Steege, Gwen (1990). Simple Gifts / 25 Authentic Shaker Craft Projects. Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications. pp. 1, 2. ISBN 0882665812.
- ^ "Shaker Boxes". Wooden-Box-Maker. Kate Taylor Creative Woodworking. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Miller, M. Stephen (2010). Inspired Innovations. UPNE. p. 77–79. ISBN 978-1584658504.
- ^ "Tidbits about Shakers". Shaker Boxes and Shaker Gifts. Brent Rourke. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "A brief history of milk paint". The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Handberg 2007, p. 49.
- ^ Tilson, David J. "Making Shaker Oval Boxes Second Revision". The Woodworking Reference Library. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, John (August 2003). "Building Shaker Oval Boxes". Popular Woodworking (135). Shaker Oval Box: 32–41. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
Sources
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- Handberg, Ejner P. (2007). Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture. Vol. 3 (1st ed.). Countryman Press. ISBN 978-0881507775.
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